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Castilleja caudata
Also called Pale Greenish Paintbrush, Annual Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja caudata, the Port Clarence Indian paintbrush, is a small wild herb of the Orobanchaceae family, native to Alaska and northern regions, not commonly grown in gardens. The sources describe a related species, Castilleja pallida, which is a partial root parasite that does best when it can tap nutrients from neighbouring plants.
Castilleja pallida, common name pale Indian paintbrush, is a plant species native to Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and across Russia to the Ural Mountains and Kazakhstan.
Castilleja pallida is an herb with a short taproot. The plant appears to be a facultative parasite, capable of surviving without draining nutrients from other plants but growing more healthy if it can draw sustenance from other plants. Stems can reach a height of 40 cm (16 inches). Leaves and stems tend to be hairless toward the bottom, finely hairy above, and bristly in the inflorescence. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, tapering gradually toward the tip. The inflorescence has 5-12 flowers, the flowers greenish-yellow each with a greenish-yellow to cream-colored bract below.
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